Means for projecting and anchoring life-lines.



No. R51-,824.. Y RATENTE'DARREO. 19o1.

V` .l A'. MEYER RIE. N. ROGERS. v MEANS EoR PROJEUIING AND ARGHORINGLIEE LINES.

APPLICATION FILED` APR. 4. 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT MEYER AND FRANK N. ROGERS, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AS-

SIGNORS TO MEYERS-ROGERS PROJECTILE COMPANY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ACORPORATIONl OF WASHINGTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed April 4, 1906. Serial No. 309.915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT MEYER and FRANK N. ROGERS, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Seattle, in the coiinty of' King and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meansfor Projecting and Anchoring Life-Lines, of which the following is aspecification.

o The primary object of our invention is to provide'simple and efficientmeans for use in connection with a life-line and a gun or the like forleading the life-line and increasing the chances of its beingautomaticalljr an- 5 chored or made fast at its projected end.

Our invention is mainly intended for use in shooting a life-line ashorefrom a ship wrecked on uninhabited coasts or where it is impossible torender assistance in making the o line fast at its shore end.

' With the above and other objects in view,

to be referred to in the accompanying description, the inventionconsists of the construction, arrangement and combinations of 5 partshereinafter described and succinctly defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 o shows ourinvention loaded or mounted in a 'gun in position to be projected, saidgun being shown in section, and Fig. 2 is a erspective view showing theprojectile in ight.

Reference numeral 1 designates the body 5 portion of the projectile, thesame being preferably of elongated form and of suitable diameter to fitthe bore of the gun, as 2 employed in projecting the same, and securedto this body portion 1 is a forwardly projecting o stem, as 3, ofsuitable length to project from the gun when the body portion 1 isloaded therein. Attached to the forward portion of stem 3 but to therear of the pointed end 3 thereof are suitable prongs, as 4, which 5have rearwardly extending outer end por tions. Attached to said stemrearwardly of the prongs, through the-medium of a slidable connection inthe form of a ring 5 is a flexible connection 6, the same being formedfrom o non-combustible material, as a chain or the like, and saidconnection 6 is made fast to one end of the life line 7.

Attached to stem 3 forwardly of the prongs 4 is a flexible member 8conveniently consisting of a chain which has connected to its free end aweight 9 provided with flukes or prongs, as 9.

The prongs 4, flexible member 8 and the weight 9 greatly increase thechances of the life-line being automatically anchored or made fast whenthe projectile reaches'the shore, as some of those parts will in allprobability become entangled with the trees, rocks or other naturalprojections or become embedded in the earth. Should flexible member 8strike a tree or the like, the weight 9 will obviously swing in a circlethereby causing winding of said member about the tree.

By attaching the life line and flexible member S to the stem on oppositesides of the prongs 4, the projectile will be more evenly balanced inits flight.

As stated the life line is secured to stem 3 by a sliding connection 5,which when the projectile is loaded in the gun, is arrangedsubstantially as illustrated in Fig. 1. A buffer, consisting of asuitable spring 10 is arranged on the rear portion of stem 3 and thisassists the sliding connection 5 to relieve the life line of the suddenjerk or pull to Vwhich it will be subjected when the projectile is redfrom the gun.

Reference numeral 11 indicates a washer or the like arranged at theouter end of spring 10, and this forms a broad bearing surface to beengaged by connection 5, as is obvious.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States of America,

1. A device of the type set forth, consisting of a projectile, a lifeline connected thereto, and resilient means for reducing the jerk on thelife line when the projectile is projected. 2. A device of the type setforth consisting of a projectile, a connection mounted thereon forsliding movement, and a life line con nected to said connection.

3. A device of the type set forth consisting of a projectile, aconnection mounted thereon for sliding movement, a resilient bufferlimiting the movement of said connection, and a life line connected tosaid connection.

4. A device of the type set forth consisting IOC stein, resilient nieansarranged on said stem, 1

a sliding means arranged. on said stein in advance of said first meansand being free to engage the saine, and a life line connected to saidlast means.

In testimony whereof We allix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

ALBERT MEYER. FRANK N. ROGERS. /Vitnesses:

VWM. H. BRINKER, W. S. OsBoRN.

